From November 2011 to December 2012 I was engaged to be married to a man I had dated since 2010 and known since 1979. It was a whirlwind romance but it imploded. To explain why is too complicated and one sided for me to attempt. Instead of focusing on the end I am focusing on the middle when we were knee-deep in romance. Hopefully enough time has passed I can make this post without repercussions.
The last valentine I received:
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The Day After 
Sorry to hear you look so happy, but it is good that you can look back like that…
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I think (I hope) enough time has passed to remember the good things.
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Those are precious memories that you can treasure. I still believe it’s true that it’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Loving someone makes us better people — even if that love never brings us the end results we hoped for.
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Yes I suppose that part is true, that I am better for having loved.
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This is so sweet!!! Thanks for sharing it with us Dawn….
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Thanks for taking the time, Cee.
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I’ve never fully understood the societal norm that you have to never see someone again who once meant so much…after some sort of break-up (even see them in a picture!). Beautiful pictures, as always.
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Thanks Jaye. We have tried a few times to hang out as friends. We are not quite there yet.
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